Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 23

1And in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,and Ishmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,and Azariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Obedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,and Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,and Elishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147,into covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.

2And they went aboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881out of all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the chiefוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And all the congregationהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Behold, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;A third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you enteringבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,of the priestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and of the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, shall beportersלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖יle.sho.'a.ReiH7778of the doorsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592;

5And a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004;and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247:and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall bein the courtsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6But let none comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,save the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and they that ministerוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334of the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;they shall go inיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935, for they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:but all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shall compassוְהִקִּיפוּ֩ve.hi.ki.FuH5362the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and whosoever elsecomethוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935into the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,he shall be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191:but be ye with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he cometh inבְּבֹא֥וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and when he goeth outוּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃u.ve.tze.ToH3318.

8So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all things that Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548had commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680,and tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582that were to come inבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,with them that were to goיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318outon the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676:for Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissedH6358not the coursesהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.

9Moreover Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967spearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595,and bucklersהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043,and shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982, that had beenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, which werein the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10And he setוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,every manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376having his weaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in his handבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,from the rightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,along by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and the templeוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,by the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

11Then they brought outוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414upon him the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145, and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427.And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him, and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Now when Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and praisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she cameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

13And she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and, behold, the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975at his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entering inבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and the trumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428:and all the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056,and soundedוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,also the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627of musickהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892,and such as taughtוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045to sing praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271rentוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.

14Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548brought outוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967that were set overפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have her forthהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318of the rangesמִבֵּ֣ית הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתmi.Beit ha.se.de.RotH7713 H1004:and whoso followethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH310 H935her, let him be slainיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Slayתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191her not in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15So they laidוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and when she was comeוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the enteringמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179by the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,they slewוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her there.

16And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between him, and between all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,and between the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they should be Yhwh'sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17Then all the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168,and brake it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,and brakeH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and his imagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754in piecesH7665,and slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Also Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the officesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,whom Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had distributedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and with singingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892, as it was ordainedbyיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19And he setוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975the portersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֖יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that none which wasuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931in any thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697should enter inיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.

20And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,and the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117,and the governorsהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and brought downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the highהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179into the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and setוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

21And all the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055:and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252,after that they had slainהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

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